bunt

bunt¹ Definition

bunt (bunt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Brit., Dialectal to strike or butt with or as with horns
☆ Baseball to bat (a pitched ball) lightly without swinging so that it rolls within the infield, usually in attempting to advance a base runner

Etymology: < ? ME bounten, to return

noun

bunt² Definition

bunt (bunt)

noun

a disease that destroys the grain of wheat and other grasses, caused by various fungi (genus Tilletia)

Etymology: < earlier dial., a puffball

bunt³ Definition

bunt (bunt)

noun

Etymology: < ? MLowG & MDu, a binding, bundle; akin to bind

bunt Synonyms

To butt
toss, gore, horn; see butt 1, throw 1, 2.
In baseball, to meet the ball with a loosely held bat
meet it*, lay it down*, lay it along the base line*, sacrifice*, bunt and run*; see also hit 4.

bunt Usage Examples

Object

ball: When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first.
bird: Corn bunting A very common bird of fields and scrub, difficult not to hear at least one singing.
population: In the short term, reduce fragmentation ( within the current range ) of the cirl bunting population in the UK.

Converse of object

control: So well have copper compounds controlled bunt that today this seed-borne disease is no longer of any economic importance.

Modifies a noun

section: This derrick is also used for putting out the fore bunt sections of the bobbins.
cake: SCULLY: You never know, we might need his help one of these days. MULDER: I'll send him a bunt cake.

Noun used with modifier

fore: This derrick is also used for putting out the fore bunt sections of the bobbins.

Preposition: of

wheat: This fungus causes a disease known as Karnal bunt of wheat ( and other cereals ).

Preposition: for

occasion: The clients have been busy making their own hats and bunting for the occasion.

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